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  • Spring officially arrived this week and with it the opportunity for people to get out in the yard to plant a garden.But many are not limiting themselves to that backyard garden; community gardens are growing in the First State, offering benefits you can’t get on your own.This week, contributor Eileen Dallalbrida takes a closer look at community gardens in Delaware.
  • If you’re planning a garden this year, it’s important to note that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map.The map helps gardeners know what to plant and where to garden. Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry sits down this week with Olivia DiFilippo – Horticulture Manager at the Delaware Center for Horticulture – to learn more about how the updated plant hardiness zone map can guide gardening plans in the First State.
  • After five years of planning, the “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled” exhibit makes its debut at the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art.‘Unsettled’ showcases more than 50 fascinating and somewhat disconcerting paintings from throughout Jamie Wyeth’s career.For this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Quinn Kirkpatrick and Kyle McKinnon visited the Brandywine for the preview tour of “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled,” with Wyeth and Brandywine senior curator Amanda Burdan.
  • St. Patrick’s Day was last weekend and if you went out to celebrate, you may have noticed more non-alcoholic drink options on the menu.That’s not a coincidence, it’s a growing movement, as more people are cutting back on their alcohol consumption in favor of a zero-proof lifestyle.In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by spirits and hospitality writer Elva Ramirez – author of "Zero Proof: 90 Non-Alcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking” – for more on the growth of non-alcoholic drinks.
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  • It’s been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic first started, keeping students out of the classroom and learning online for some time.But even when students returned to in-person learning, it appears attitudes about going to school every day had changed; chronic absenteeism in the U.S. has spiked, nearly doubling since 2020.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon spoke with ProPublica reporter Alec MacGillis – who recently wrote about absenteeism – and Delaware Secretary of Education Mark Holodick for more on chronic absenteeism and how Delaware is addressing it.
  • Playing video games and so-called ‘exergaming’ is an effective way of engaging children with autism.That’s according to a new University of Delaware study, which found video games with built-in physical activity components can improve motor skills, movement, and overall quality of life for those on the spectrum.Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry caught up with UD physical therapy professor Anjana Bhat to discuss ‘exergaming’ and engaging kids with autism.
  • Hundreds of dancers from all over the country competed this past weekend in the sixth annual National Ballet Competition in downtown Wilmington.Student dancers ranging from 9 to 19-years-old performed for an international panel of dance professionals at The Grand Opera House.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel is joined by the competition’s Managing Director Taylor Ciampi, and dancers Keira Green – Gold Medalist in the Junior Category – and Kaelynne Moore – Silver Medalist in the Senior Category and winner of Best Contemporary and Most Inspirational Performer – to learn more about the weekend’s performances.
  • University of Delaware junior Trinity Hunt is a finalist in the NPR College Podcast Challenge.Hunt’s podcast Dear Little Sister revolves around her younger sister’s decision to join the military, and how it brought her family closer and changed Hunt's understanding of being American.In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sat down with Hunt to talk about her podcast and being named one of 10 finalists in the NPR College Podcast Challenge.
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